get ahead
Phrasal verbto make progress (further than others have done); To deal with a problem, task, or change before it develops or before the usual time.; To assume, plan, or celebrate too soon, before events justify it (usually “get ahead of yourself”).
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Meaning
Oxford55% of films
to make progress (further than others have done)
She's a flirt trying to get ahead by using you.
Editorial27% of films
To deal with a problem, task, or change before it develops or before the usual time.
Editorial18% of films
To assume, plan, or celebrate too soon, before events justify it (usually “get ahead of yourself”).
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Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition
That's why you're never gonna get ahead in life.
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